But before we do that, a big Thank You!!!  The readership is continuing to grow and we thank you for that keep spreading the word!

Site Stats:

• From Jan 1st 2009- today (Jan 1, 2010) we have had almost 12,000 visitors with an average 2.25 pages read per visit. Thanks!
• All the states of the USA are represented as well as the UK, India, and Australia! (This surpassed our Goal!).
• Our sister site Playin’ With Fire was launched and is doing good.
• Our Facebook fan pages and groups are growing well.
• We’ve had lots of great questions and comments!  Yippee!

So with that a big Thank You and a Happy New Year!

Last Links:

1. By far the most read article is “Omegle: Chat with Complete Strangers”
2. Facebook viruses: how to simply protect your self A must read.
3. Picasa 3: The Best Photo Editing Tool Around –Over a year old but still going strong!
4. Buying a computer in 2009: Advice from both sides -  3 experts, 3 angles, and lots of good advice!
5. Tech Cafe: Trailer Our trailer for the video. Watch it again if you want, the “digital native” is my daughter “immigrants” my folks

# 6-10?  Well we are glad you asked!  Here’s the list enjoy them all if you have time!

Do Your Kids–Think Before They Post?

3 Steps to Spyware Removal: Wash, Rinse, Dry

Why Teens don’t Tweet

Your kid’s a Pirate

Internet Phishing: Hook, Line, and Sink… ya

As always. Thanks for swinging by!

By Nick True

Executive Summary

The Naughts (the term I prefer for the years 2000-2009) saw an amazing expansion in consumer technologies that make our daily lives easier, and more enjoyable.  Most of these technologies were incomprehensible in the 1990’s, yet alone being integrated into our daily lives. The tech found on this list get our chores done faster, greatly diminish the lines that we stand in, and help of integrate with the technology around us and the internet.  So now I present to you the best technology of the Naughts.

Top 10 Technologies

IPhone / IPod Touch

This piece of tech revolutionized on-the-go computing.  The IPhone was more than just a phone, with on-board GPS, compass, camera and full computational ability it was a truly pocket computer.  The IPhone allows for true internet browsing and even is breaking into the emerging technology of augmented reality.

Wikipedia

With the internet reaching a new pinnacle and more Americans more than ever having access to the web, collaboration is now easier and more effective than ever.  Wikipedia is the shining example of this; based on an extremely large online community with thousands of editors.  Wikipedia helped put an end to the stigma that ‘if information comes from the internet, it must be incorrect or untrustworthy’.  It has shown that people can come together to compile individual knowledge that is both highly useful and accessible by all.

Online Airline Check-in

This one may seem off-kilter for a tech blog, but it has made travelling so much more tolerable.  With the ever increasing security measures and the hassle of just getting to the plane, any measure to make the process easier is welcome.  I personally cannot image ever standing in line at that horrible check-in counter again.  When I went to Europe I never slowed down; I went from the drop-off outside the airport, strait to security, through customs, and onto the plane having nothing but the printed page of my ticket, and my passport.  I cannot even imagine another way.

I-tunes / Digital Music

The teen generation now will never have the memory of sitting in a friends room shuffling through endless tracks of CD’s to find that one great album with the amazing song on it.  Instead, it is a simple search on I-Tunes.  Also, any one remember those lugging those big black CD organizers just to have access to your collection of music, often times carrying around 500 CDs on your person, well this is a thing of the past with thousands of songs fitting in your pocket.

YouTube

According to ‘Did You Know 4’ there has been more new video added to YouTube in the past two months than if NBC, ABC, and CBS have been airing all new content 24/7 since 1948.   YouTube and the technology behind it has allowed any person to share their views, their opinions, and yes many times their stupidity with the entire world.

Facebook

It took over the social network world in a big way to a huge audience both old and young… you probably have an account and you use it.  What more needs to be said?!

Multi-Core Processors

The rise of dual and quad core processors in personal computers has let to a sort of renaissance in personal computing.  This allows not only more calculations per second, but also many more processes and applications to be run at the same time, allowing for a much more efficient use of resources.

Camera Phones / Digital Cameras

Whether it is a good or bad thing, most people now have some way to record the world around them with either a camera or camera phone in their pocket or purse at all times.  This allows people to document their activities and remember them forever.  Well that, or just disconnect them from the moment way too much.  But either way, they sure are impressive forms of tech.

Google Maps / Google Earth

We now have the world at our fingertips.  Nearly every corner of the earth where people live have high quality satellite photos that not only reveal city blocks and homes, but individual vehicles, and some times people.  With street view on Google Maps, you can virtually explore the street from the ground level as if you were actually walking down it.  This is a boom for the arm chair traveler, and even those just looking for a more interesting route on the family road trip.

Open Source Movement

The open source and Linux movement made amazing strides in the new millennium.  What was once and obscure way for super-nerds to customize and personalize their computers and operating system.  With the newest Linux Ubuntu 9.10 operating system, what was once accessible to only a few is now an extremely viable (and in my opinion a much better) alternative to the Windows and Macintosh options.

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